A pass!
mipouk
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Hi all,
Just thought i'd let you all know how i got on today and my thoughts on the exam!
Ive spent a fait bit of time in the forums recently, particulary in the 293 one of course, and have noticed ( certainly over the last few weeks) comments describing this as the beast junior, and it being a really sucky exam, and very difficult to pass.
I'd personally agree and found that from the minute i picked up my 70-293 MS Press book, ( not recommended
) I really didnt enjoy the whole PKI, certificate, placement of server roles in and out of perimeter firewalls etc, and therefore the subject matter didnt stick 
Got through with an 800 which im relieved at - My first 4 questions comprised of 3 sims, all of which were horrendously vague as usual and i most likely stuffed up. The rest of the test was mainly PKI stuff, a bit of RRAS, a bit of DNS, but the sims at the start shook me up i think.
I'd echo what other recent passers have said - Dont underestimate this exam, for me personally it was my toughest exam yet, I didnt find any easy parts, but with good study and a good amount of time spent going through certificate / PKI stuff it'll be fine. This was defo a weak exam for me!
cheers, Mipo
Just thought i'd let you all know how i got on today and my thoughts on the exam!
Ive spent a fait bit of time in the forums recently, particulary in the 293 one of course, and have noticed ( certainly over the last few weeks) comments describing this as the beast junior, and it being a really sucky exam, and very difficult to pass.
I'd personally agree and found that from the minute i picked up my 70-293 MS Press book, ( not recommended
) I really didnt enjoy the whole PKI, certificate, placement of server roles in and out of perimeter firewalls etc, and therefore the subject matter didnt stick Got through with an 800 which im relieved at - My first 4 questions comprised of 3 sims, all of which were horrendously vague as usual and i most likely stuffed up. The rest of the test was mainly PKI stuff, a bit of RRAS, a bit of DNS, but the sims at the start shook me up i think.
I'd echo what other recent passers have said - Dont underestimate this exam, for me personally it was my toughest exam yet, I didnt find any easy parts, but with good study and a good amount of time spent going through certificate / PKI stuff it'll be fine. This was defo a weak exam for me!
cheers, Mipo
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nel
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COngrats man!
whats up next?Xbox Live: Bring It On
Bsc (hons) Network Computing - 1st Class
WIP: Msc advanced networking -
mipouk
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yep it'll definately be the 294, i really enjoy AD, ive been using sites and services and set up a trust at work recently so it differs from the 293 in as much as i enjoy Active Dir stuff, Ive actually used it, and it will actually help my day to day work
How did you guys find the 294, following the 293? -
NetAdmin2436
Member Posts: 1,076
Congrats!
I agree, 293 is a wicked hard test. Good luck with 294.WIP: CCENT/CCNA (.....probably) -
Slowhand
Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
Congratulations on the pass, good overview. I'd say your best bet would be to do 70-298, if you haven't done it already and are planning to, or another security-related Microsoft exam, since you're coming off of the rather daunting security topics in 70-293. Either way, good luck with your next exam.
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